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Shimmy Weitzhandler
Shimmy Weitzhandler

Reputation: 104841

What USB devices (friendly name) are currently connected to PC?

Can I get a list of what devices are currently connected to the computer?

I checked this and this thread, but I can't seem to find the actual names (i.e. iPod Touch 4 etc.) is there a way to find the name of the device in human language, so I can display this list (of matching devices) to the user?

Any PI that gets this info?

Update: I notice that the computer's device management is able to show this info, meaning it does exist somewhere, I just don't know the right place to access it.

I did found this info in the registry, but there is some inconsistency between the "Mighty Drive" and the "iPod", I'm looking for a reliable reg. key to seek for this info.

Upvotes: 4

Views: 5520

Answers (1)

ChrisV
ChrisV

Reputation: 3423

Device Manager shows the first "Display Name" property associated with a particular device. You can get that information using SetupDiGetDeviceRegistryProperty with, I believe, the SPDRP_FRIENDLYNAME property.

Upvotes: 4

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